Current/Last Primary MOS
0240-Imagery Interpretation Officer
Current/Last MOSGroup
Intelligence
Previously Held MOS 9900-General Service Marine
0141-Administrative Man
0241-Imagery Interpretation Specialist
0293-Imagery Interpretation Chief
9905-Special Assignment Officer
0205-Tactical Intelligence Officer
Retired and enjoying being old!� Had some fun as a civilian, too.� Worked as a Public School Instructional Technologist (11 years), Outdoor Youth Counselor (3 years), Outdoor Experiential Group Training Instructor (2-years), FAA/ATA/ Airline Security Manager (GRR)/ITS/FAA/ATA District Security Trainer/Division Auditor (5 years), MI�DNR�Park Ranger (5 years),� DOD Industrial Security Officer (�5 years).
Other Comments:
Certified in National Incident Command System (ICS) : National Assoc. for Search & Rescue (NASAR)-Wilderness Search & Rescue and FEMA-General Emergency Management. Wilderness First Responder (WFR), Wilderness Medical Institute/NOLS (1st Cert: 1989, 2d Cert. 2001). "Leave No Trace", Center for Outdoor Ethics, course completion 2016.
Photo Imagery Interpretation Unit (PIIU) Detroit Details
The Detroit-based PIIU was created with the assigned task of interpretation of aerial photo imagery, of a classified nature, for various intelligence purposes. The members were required to hold Top Secret/SBI security clearances to perform their duties. Members attended various basic, and in some cases advanced, photo imagery interpretation/photogrammetry schools at FITCPAC (NB San Diego), FICEURLANT (NB Norfolk) or USAF (Denver). Other advanced trainings included Naval Intelligence Processing System (NIPS)-Digital Data Base (1980-NIPSTRAFAC, NAS Key West) and USMC TENCAP Program (1982-NAS, Glenview). The PIIU existed for 15-years, from 1968 until 1983.
Best Friends All of our Volunteer Aggressors, the many personnel who helped the Unit perform it's mission and the personnel who faced us in the field and helped us become even better each operation. Especially, Ret'd. MSgt Angelo Lema. Angelo worked harder than anyone else to make this Unit work. He was the "Heart & Soul" of the Combined Services Aggressor Unit (Volunteer)!
Best Moment As a "Guerrilla/Terrorist" Force, this unit was never captured or defeated - we created problems no unit could get the best of! The unit operated against USMCR, USNR, USAFR, USAR (including once against a Special Forces unit) and USANG (MI/IN/OH) units.
Worst Moment Absolutely NONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Chain of Command Combined Services Aggressor Force (Volunteer). Unit members included Reserve & Regular personnel of USMC/USN/USAF/USA and USANG.
Other Memories Joint reserve/active field training unit brought together to test/instruct ground units in counter-insurgency/terrorist operations. Acted as SNCOIC of the unit until I was promoted to WO-1 in 1979 and became the Force Commander. The unit was well-known for it's "out-of-the-box" tactics and techniques. One opposing Commander once remarked that the unit was "way beyond" unconventional. The unit was never known for playing any scenario by the rules-Any Rules!. The purpose was to make our opposition think-and not just remember what they had been taught or had experienced in their pasts.
